BCS Championship Game: No. 1 Auburn 22, No. 2 Oregon 19

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Title for Tigers

Auburn head coach Gene Chizik holds the BCS championship trophy next to defensive MVP Nick Fairley. The Tigers captured their first national title since 1957 by winning a thriller in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 10, 2011.

It's party time

Thousands of Auburn fans celebrated the Tigers' win in their traditional way by rolling trees with toilet paper at Toomers Corner, located at an intersection just off campus. The party may have been bigger if not for a rare winter storm that forced the school to cancel classes and call off plans to show the game on a huge video screen in the basketball arena.

Cam celebrates

Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton celebrates with Tigers fans after the victory. The Heisman Trophy winner wasn't as sharp as usual in the game, but did lead Auburn down the field for the game-winning score.

Beautiful boot

Dyer situation

Auburn's Michael Dyer (5) celebrates with teammates after a 16-yard run to the half-yard line with 10 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The spurt up the middle set up the game-winning field goal by kicker Wes Byrum on the final play of the game.

Game of inches

Auburn's Michael Dyer was initially ruled to have a scored a go-ahead touchdown with 10 seconds remaining. The ruling was overturned upon video review, but the run to the half-yard line set up Tigers' game-winning field goal on the final play.

Never say Dyer

In perhaps the key play of the night, Auburn running back Michael Dyer, top, manages to not touch the ground and end the play when he rolls over Oregon safety Eddie Pleasant en route to a 37 yard gain that put the Tigers in scoring position late in the fourth quarter.

Momentum shift

Fairley good

Auburn's Nick Fairley forces Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas to fumble in the fourth quarter. The Ducks recovered the ball to maintain possession, but didn't have much of an answer for the All-American defensive tackle.

A bit short

Oregon running back Kenjon Barner, right, is tackled short of the goal line by Auburn's Nick Fairley late of the third quarter. Barner was also stopped short on the following play on fourth down, enabling the Tigers to maintain a 19-11 lead.

Great grab

Oregon's Lavasier Tuinei, left, reaches out to make a dazzling 43-yard catch that moved the ball down to the Auburn 3-yard line late in the third quarter. The Ducks, however, failed to capitalize on the drive.